Friends to me are one of the most important parts of my life. I think that I have great friends who do not judge but listen, who are not false but are there when they are needed, and are always willing to lend a hand. I don't think I'm the easiest person to get along with and I have faults, as does everyone. I guess I have friends across the country and for that matter the world and I think that I have been lucky in life to have met these people.
I also think that my oldest friends have not only stood the test of time but they have seen me at my very best and my very worst.
My point, if you have good friends in life, you have everything you need in life not only to survive but also prosper.

C.S. Lewis once wrote Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art....It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.

In the last few months when I have needed my friends, not to judge or fight, but simply be there, they have been. Some new friendships have been forged over this time and some old ones have been lost. In the coming months I know I can count on them, because that's what makes them friends.